Noah Webster
Forelock
FO'RELOCK, noun
1. The lock or hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
Take time by the forelock
2. In sea language, a little flat pointed wedge of iron, used at the end of a bolt, to retain it firmly in its place.
FO'RELOCK, noun
1. The lock or hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
Take time by the forelock
2. In sea language, a little flat pointed wedge of iron, used at the end of a bolt, to retain it firmly in its place.